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Newspaper Page TextfMI UJU MS ME 8) II IralM The Weather Occasional light rain tonight and Friday. Established 1873 Secret Data Obtained in Canada "Insignificc Attache Who Got Details Withdrawn Anti-Soviet Campaign For Political Purposes Waged, Moscow Charges LONDON, Feb. 21. 'Rus sia said today its representatives had obtained "insignificant secret data" in Canada and its press accused the Canadian gov ernment of using the espionage expose for "an unbridled anti Soviet campaign. " The Moscow newspaper Pravda, organ of the Communist partv, charged editorially that Canada made the statement to distract at tention from the "political fail ure" of British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin at the United Na tions assembly meeting. A Canadian spokesman com mented in Ottawa: 'The Soviet statement started out as an admission of guilt suf ficient to cause the withdrawal of its military attache, and then proceeded to minimize the whole matter and sought to make politi cal capital hy impuning "the mo tives of the Canadian govern ment." The Canadian government was under increasing pressure to lift the news blackout on the Investi gation into the alleged spy plot. U. S. Still Holds Secret While the wordfest continued (Continued on Page 6 In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS EX-OPA Boss Bowles, now boss of our newest industrial "sta bilization" program, tells con gress that "the nation faces an in flationary explosion, with pres sure up to the bursting point." HE ADDS: "It would be difficult to ex aggerate the gravtiy of the infla tionary crisis we face. Every where, men are betting on infla tion. "A SPECULATIVE fever has taken hold of the country. The pressure in the boiler is up to the bursting point '. . . The lobbyists and the profiteers are licking their chops ..." And so on, in the general tone of "the hobgoblins will get us If we d-o-n-'-t w a t c h o-u-t!" IT IS academically true enough that we are "facing an infla tionary crisis." It is doubtless more or less true that inflation ary pressures are nearing the "bursting point." What we need to know it WHY? This is the BASIC answer: Because PRODUCTION is not sufficient to meet the demands of a goods-hungry public. LETS get it straight in our minds that inflation is LACK OF THINGS. We've always thought of it (Continued on page 2) Six Marines Reduced in Rank For Circulating Petition in Protest of Discharge Delay PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 21. .P Three Marine sergeants and three corporals were reduced to privates today because they circu lated a petition which disapproved of Marine Corps discharge policy and demanded more Information on leatherneck demobilization plans. Announcing this as "the final action contemplated" In the week old case, l.t. GVn. Roy S. Geiger, Pacific Fleet Marine commander, said the demotions were not punishment for the six men. "The individuals concerned ' - have demonstrated their unfit ness to be non-commis ioned offi cers." he declared. 'Thev fulled to display the qualities of leader ship, judgment, loyaltv and fidel ity which are reouisltes of non commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps." The six marines were demoted on the recommendation of a mili tary board that ruled that the Marines oartlciDated in the pro test "in violation of Navy regula tions," that they acted without Q If A HIRT ESPIONAGE TRIAL OPENS SSgt. Frank Hirt. Army Air Forces mechanic accused of conspiring to commit espionage, lis tens to Captain Gene Woroney, his defense attorney, at his gen eral court-martial trial at Hamilton Field, Calif. It is asserted by the government that while living in Germany, Hirt joined the Naii party and became a corporal in Hitler's storm troopers; that upon returning to the United States, he enlisted in the Army, after be ing instructed to commit espionage. , Red Cross Drive In Douglas County To Begin March 1 The annual campaign for funds by the American Red Cross will begin March 1, it was announced here today bv Charles H. Carter, chairman. The national goal is Sino.000,000, half of which will be allotted to local chapters through out the country. Douglas county's poal will be slightlv higher this year than last, due to the increase In re habilitation work among return ing veterans and their families, Carter said. This work, in co operation with the Veterans Ad ministration, under the Service men's Readjustment Act of 1945 GI Bill of Rights), is carried on in ever-increasing volume bv the Ivniglas county chapter under di rection of its manager, Orlie A. Kennerlie. Jr. These activities in behalf of the returned veteran are in addi tion to the increased home serv ice work conducted b- the local chapter. Success of the drive. Carter said, depends upon servicemen and civilians alike realizing that for every dollar the Red Cross spends on a man in service, three dollars is spent upon his release from service. Despite advancements In medi cal science. Carter said, four times as many men have been hosDitalized as a result of this war than the first World War. The crest of convalescent and re adiustmont needs Is not antici pated for at least three years. Carter declared. Packing Company Faces Charge Under Food Law PORTLAND. Feb. 21. f.P A federal food, drug and cosmetic act violation was on file today against Hunt Brothers Packing Co.. Salem, in federal court here. The federal apencv eharped that the company transported canned cherries containing mag gots from Salem to Seattle. the knowledee or consent of their i commanding officer and that thev made no nrevious effort to obtain the information thev de sired through official channels. The finality of General Geleer's stntement Indicated no action would be taken aealnt nnv of the remainder of the 500 Marines which the American Veterans committee leaders at Oahu de clared nad sipned the protest None of the men was from the Pacific Northwest. ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2 1, 1 946 Russia 4 . : News-Review Receives New Teletype Machines Installation of two new tele type machines in the News-Review news room was completed Wednesday hy George F i t e, Seattle, of the Associated Press traffic department. The'marhities are of the latest design and re place an older model. Th? new equipment operates more effi ciently and with less noise. The teletypes are used in recording approximately 30,000 words of world-wide news daily over the News-Review's Associated Press IVased wire. Knockout Fatal to Aurora Fighter SALFM, Ore., Feb. 21. (.PI Jack Von. 22-year-old ISO-pound Aurora fighter, died in a hospital here last night a half hour after his fight with Bobby Ford, Port land Negro. The fight was the semi-final event of the boxing card at the Armory, Ford winning a techni cal knockout in the fifth round. Ford, who told police he is only 16 years old, was held on an open charge, as was his ring second, Adolph A. Caputo, 30. A coroner's inquest and au topsy were to be 'held today, but it appeared that Von's neck was broken in a flurry of head blows. Dr. M. E. Cadwa examined Von before the fight and said he was in good condition. The pair had fought three times previously, with Ford winning two and Von one. Woman Kills Ex-Husband Trying to Enter Her Home ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 21. (.D Willie Holmpren, SO, a car penter, was shot and killed when he attemoted to enter the home of his divorced wife early yester day. Police Chief W. Brice Shaw said. Mrs. Amanda Hanga. the for mer Mrs. Holmgren, was being held In the city Jail on an opei charge. Shaw said Mrs. Haaga inform ed him she had fired a warning shot when her ex husband re fused her request to quit attempt ing to enter her house. The shot, from a .3X calibre re volver, hit Holmgren above the left eye and he fell to the porch dead. Surplus Potatoes Will Go to Overseas Relief WASHINGTON, Feb. ' 21. (.T - Koy A. Hendrickson deputy administrator of I'NRRA. today ! pledged the International relief organization to take up to 10, 000.000 pounds of dehydrated po tatoes lor overseas consumption. Hendrickson agreed to the pro-1 Dosal. not to cost more thHn $2. 000.000. at conferences with pota to dehydrated company officials and senators. A. E. Mercker, head of the po tato section of the Agriculture Department, told the group a po tential surplus of 3.400.000 bush els of potatoes is indicated on the 1015 crop. Asserts More Cotton Clothing Due For Country Government Prepares to Restore Controls, Grant Small Boost in Prices WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. W The government is ready to re store some wartime production controls and grant higher prices to ease the acute shortage of cotton clothing. OPA and the Civilian Produc tion Administration believe this double-barrelled program eventu ally will boost by about 50 per cent the output of shirts, shorts, pajamas, dresses, work clothing and other scarce garments. Officials of the two agencies told reporters yesterday that de spite price increases to be au thorized, the program will not cost the public more for clothing in general. They contended the plan will increase the supply of inexpen sive garments, and that in the long run this will save money for many families. To assure greater output of cheaper clothing, the Civilian Production Administration plans "soon" to reinvoke a wartime regulation which required textile mills to turn out certain types of cotton fabrics needed for essen tial garments. This is the kind of measure Chester Bowles, the new stabil- (Continued on page 8.) - ' Five Slaughterers . Enjoined to Obey OPA Price Edicts PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. UP) Five Oregon slaughterers were under injunction today to obey OPA price regulations with which they said they were unable to comply. Federal Judge McColloch de clared that the price control act forced him to1 issue an injunction, "even though it is known at the time of issuance that non-willful violations are bound to occur." Attorneys for the packing firms told the court they had paid market prices for cattle, varving from day to day, and admitted the monthly average was above that allowable on the quality of slaughtered beef obtained after grading. They said thev were "helpless to prevent" the viola tion. In signing the 6rder, asked by the OPA, Judge McColloch de clared the court was In "the strange situation, previously un known to our law" of being com pelled to treat as valid a regula tion, "even though they know It to be Invalid." He said the case should be car ried to the supreme court to de termine whether the "courts have become mere rubber stamps for executive action." Four Portland firms and Harry Levy, Midget Market. Salem, were listed as defendants. Parents Who Leave Tots In Beer Parlor Sentenced MEDFORD. Ore..' Feb. 21. (It Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Haines. Grants Pass, accused of desert ing their three youngsters In a beet parlor, were given three months' suscnded sentences in Justice Court yesterday. They pleaded gulltv to a charge of contributing to the children's delinquency. County Juvenile Officer R. M. Elder testified that the Haines left a two-month old baby In the tavern, while two other children aged three and two wandered from the tavern into the street. Police located the father else where, and the mother a day later, Elder said. Circuit Courts Again to Handle Liquor Case Pleas PORTLAND, Feb. 21.-(,T -Circuit courts will again handle appeals Irom State Liquor Con trol Commission violation rulings, Administrator Ray Conway said today. Hearing of appeals hy the courts was provided In the state law. but four years ago the com mission assumed the work. Con wav said. He reported the volume of the work has become too great for the commission. The law provlds for anneals to be filed within 10 days after a commission ruling. Mears-Bevfeur Culprit Must Buy U. S. Bonds During 5-Year Probation NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 21. '.l- Isadore Alford, 54, was fined $7,500, uluccd on five-year proba tion and directed to purchase $25, 000 worth of government bonds by U. S. District Judge Elmer Da vies after he pleaded guilty to charges of violating the emer gency price control act. Alford was accused of charg ing two tenants 25 cents more a week than the OPA-fixed prices. One tennant was charged $3.25, the indictment said, when the price had been fixed at $3. An other was charged $3.75 and the price had been set at $3.50. Judge Davles yesterday di rected that the bonds should be purchased during the five-year probation oeriod and that Alford could not dispose of anv of them pending termination of the period. Truman Says He Won't Withdraw Pauley Nomination WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. UP) President Truman said today he intended to back Edwin W. Pauley to the limit in his fight for confirmation as Navy under secretary. The President told his news conference he usually backed any man he was for, when asked whether the suggestion of Sena tor Stewart (D.-Ten.) that Pauley should withdraw would change his attitude. Pauley, meanwhile, brushed aside demands that he ask Mr. Truman to withdraw his nomina tion. President Truman also said to day he has not yet chosen a suc cessor to Harold L. Ickes as In terior secretary. At the same time, he Indicated that Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court w4.td. not iget the nomination. He also spiked rumors of a cab inet shift by saying secretaries Schwellenbach and Anderson will remain at their posts in labor and agriculture, respectively, as long as they care to do so. Mr. Truman said he did not be lieve he should appoint two men from the same state to the cab inet when asked whether Gov. Mon C. Wallgren of Washington might be given the Interior post. Schwellenbach is from Washing ton. Portland Crime Wave Cut by 'Shotgun Squads' PORTLAND, Feb. 21. UP) Chief of IX'tectives James Flem ing credited the new roving "shotgun squads" today with put ting a crimp in the city's crime wave. The squads, touring the city during night hours, "have sim ply made crime difficult," Flem ing said. 'The, mental handicap alont. of never knowing when one of these cruising squads might show up has ben a strong deter rent to crime." . The best accomplishment, he said, has been preventing crimin als from action by picking them up on charges of ''after hours" a city ordinance which enables police to arrest anyone out late at night. Adoration in Absentia BLOOMINGTON, III., Feb. 21. - UP The Army recruiting of fice had to take down its sign for brief repairs. It was necessary to remove an accumulation of lipstick women had deposited on the portrait of (Jen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, w hich adorns the poster. Avoid Speed, Drive Slowly To See Oregon, Be Grateful For Rain, Comdr. Scott Says Tourlsts drive too fast through Oregon, Commander A. W. Scott, fmed for his Greyhound-sponsored program, "Romance of the High ways," declared In Roseburg Wednesday, addressing a luncheon meeting arranged by the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce. Com mander Scott objected to the rate of travel not because of the speed alone, but because "you must travel slowly to see Oregon." He placed emphasis upon need i i"i ii auiiiiK j-imis I mi iinvtr ur TMirlllnitv tri contact triiirltta filming out scenic trips or spots of Interest, tourists may be held lunger in the slate. "Oregon." the famed world traveller said, "has everything Southern California has not. Any one who stays in Oregon and really sees what you have will be a booster for Oregon." Pointing out that many tourists hurry through the state, making themselves either ill or angry on crooked roads, he advised Or gonlans to take pride in roads made more scenic by their curva ture and to urge the tourist to Miavel siowly and enjoy their British Face Naval Mutiny At Bombay Striking Seamen, Troops Battling; Russia Target Of China Demonstrations (By the Associated Press.) A pitched battle between strik ing seamen of the Royal Indian Navy, British Tommies and In dian troops in Bombay led Brit ish authorities today to pro claim "a state of open mutiny." Vice Adm. Sir John Godfrey, flag officer of the Royal Indian Navy, notified the seamen he vould use everv force at his com mand to crush the revolt which started as a protest to alleged racial discrimination in the Na val service. Fighting broke out when sev eral hundred strikers attempted to break out of the Castle bar racks Into the streets from which they were ordered banned after a series of demonstrations earlier this week. Other seamen meanwhile threatened to use guns aboard Naval vessels they had seized in the harbor if any attempt were made to dislodge them. British reinforcements were called into the city and a long range gun battle witn machine guns and rifles continued be tween soldiers and the seamen barricaded inside the barracks. In Cairo, other anti-British sen timent led to attacks by Egyp tian students on the British bar racks. They were driven off by gunfire. ' Russia Alio Target Peaceable but growing anti Russian demonstrations demand ed attention of government offi cials in China, Japan and the (Continued on page 8) Two Aluminum Plants t Leased to Kaiser Firms WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (P) The War Assets Corporation announced today the lease of two government aluminum plants at Spokane, Wash., to the Kaiser Fraser Corporation and Kaiser Cargo, Inc., subject to approval by the attorney general. The corporation said the Trent wood aluminum rolling mill will be leased to Kaiser-Fraser and the Mead aluminum reduction plant to Kaiser Cargo for five years on an annual rental basis at terms which give the two companies option to purchase. Pearl Harbor Probe Ends; Report Due by June 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. UP) Ten members of Congress who have heard millions of words on the subleet took a rest today be fore tackling the Job of trying to decide who was to blame for Pearl Harbor. After a week or so, Chairman Barkley told a reporter, there will be numerous closed door meet ings "and we'll all be working on it. The report is due by June 1. Public hearings ended yester day after almost daily sessions since November 15. Auto Kills Aged Man PORTLAND, Feb. 21. UP) George T. Harris, 79, Portland, was injured fatally last night when struck by a car police said was driven by Harland A. Juedes, 25. Patrolman David Anderson re ported the victim was walking along a suburban street which has no sidewalk. Juedes was not held. h).,v I -M'' "Don't be ashamed, either." he said, "of your rains. You usually talk about your rainy weather with a trace of apology. Point to It with pride as the source of beautiful green fields and hills and contrast It with the barren brownest of Southern California." Commander Scott, accompanied by district officers of the Grey, hound Lines, is spending a few days In Southern Oregon gather ing material for his weekly radio program. Accompanied by V. V. Harpham, supervisor of the Ump qua National Forest, he was taken on a drive Wednesday afternoon up the North Umpqua road. 44 46 Ex-President Ryti Of Finland. Aides Get Prison Terms HELSINKI. Feb. 21.-(.P)-For. mer President Risto Ryti was sen tenced today to 10 years at hard labor. A special tribunal convicted him of leading Finland into war with Russia. Seven other defendants were sentenced to Imprisonment as fol lows: Former Minister of Finance Valno Tanner and former Pre mier Edwin Linkomies, five years and six months. Former Premier Jukha Ran- gell, six years. The former minister to Berlin, Toivo Mikael Kivimaeki, five years. Former Foreign Minister Sir Henrik Ramsay, two years, six months. Former Minister of Education Antti Kukkonen and the former second Minister of Finance Tyko Ketnikka, two years. Partial Closing Of Willamette to Anglers Sought ASTORIA. Ore., Feb. 21. (Pi Commercial fishing groups rec ommended today that the Willa mette river be closed to all angl ing for three or four days a week to protect the salmon rim. Henry Nlemela, secretary of the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union, and Anton Sor ensen, manager of the Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company, said they would ask a joint session of the Fish and Game Commissions to take the action as an emergency measure. They declared that hundreds of salmon have been lost because of floods, and that sports fishing in the Willamette would make fur ther Inroads into fish numbers. The already arranged closure of the Columbia rlvar to commer els fishing during larch will he vain, thev asserted, unless the fish which pass through the Co lumbia that month are allowed to proceed up the Willamette. The annual sportsmen's catch In the Willamette. Sorensen said, ranges from 250 to 300 tons. Oregon Farmers Union Urged to Support CVA HII.LSBORO, Ore., Feb. 21 UP) The Oregon Farmer's Un ion was urged to support the proposed Columbia Valley Au thority as a step toward unified development of the Northwest yesterday at the group's state convention. Herbert Peet, executive secre tary of the Columbia Valley Au thority League, Seattle, declared CVA opponents sought to cloud the Issue by claiming local and states' rights would be threat ened. Peet said the CVA could be advanced with authority al ready possessed by the federal government. Man Dies in Fire That Razes Rooming House ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 21. UP) One man was killed and nine others managed to escaoe flames which qulcklv consumed a three story, frame rooming house used hv old-age pensioners here last night. The victim, in whose room the fire originated about 11:. 10 P. M., was Finer Anderson. 45, who has no known relatives. Julia C. Allen, the proprietress, and others attempted to rescue Anderson but were thwarted by the raglnn flames. Man's Death Points to Slugging and Robbery PORTLAND, Feb. 91 !P Claude Johnson. M-venr-old painter, died In a hospital todav from Injuries believed Inflicted by a boating. Johnson was found lylni In a street last night. Police said the Inlurles were not the tvpe ordi narily caused bv an automobile, and theorized he might have been a hold tin victims. His wal let was missing. Porter Confirmed WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. M The Senate todav, hv unanim ous consent, confirmed Paul A. Porter, the new chief of price controls. Porter told senators that "every effort will be made to sliced con- ideratlon" of cases In wh,ch there are complaints that OPA casuses business men to lose money. Oregon Elks to Meet BAKER, Ore., Feb. 21. UP) Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks I-odges In Oregon will meet for the first state conven tion since 1941 at Baker June 7 Rnd 8. members of B, P. O. E. No. announced todav. The dati-s wete decided at a lodge meeting heid In Corvallls Feb. 16. Transit Men Still Idle But Parley Slated G.M., Union Still Apart; Government Trying to Avert Telephone Tie-Up LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 21. o" Lancaster . transit workers voted today to end their 16 day walkout which grew into a general AFL sympathy strike call. Bui and trolley operators ratified a union-management agreement reached a little more than nine hours earlier which, they said provided a 12 cent-an-hour wage in crease. The workers asked 20 cents an hour. (By the Associated Press.) A crippling strike of transit workers in Lancaster, Pa., ap peared near settlement today but the spotlight on the nation's in- dusti lal strife again was centered on IVtrolt and the three months old General Motors work stop page. Union and management repre sentative reached an agreement in Lancaster today to end the 16 day transit strike which had seri ously Interfered with business in the Pennsylvania community of 60.000, but the agreement was to be submitted to the AFL union membershiD for ratification. Terms of the settlement In the dispute Involvino wages and oth er issues were not immediately disclosed nor was it known defi nitely when the 220 strikers trolley and bus workers of the Conestoca Transportation com pany would return to work. They struck on Feb. 6 for hourly wage increases of 20 cents and 25 other demands. Outlook Not Bright Special Federal Mediator James F. Dewey, although making no prediction, said he would not rule out possibility of a settlement to day of the General Motors strike, the longest of the country's work stoppages. He reported "substan tial" progress was made at yes terday's negotiations at Detroit. However, Walter P. Reuther, UAW vice president, said the union and corporation "are as far apart as we were ten days ago" on wages and seniority (promo tion preference). "In addition to those Issues,' Reuther said, "local issues are still to be resolved and a number of other national Is sues." - - . - ) The union has been holding out for an hourly wage hike of 191 cents 1 171 per cent) for the 175, 000 workers who have been on strike since Nov. 21 after first demanding a 30 per cent Increase. The corporation has offered 1HJ cents. May Avert Phone Strike Edgar L. Warren, director of the federal conciliation service, agreed today to seek settlement of grievances of 250,000 telephone workers threatening a strike. Warren telcgranhed Joseph A. Blerne, nresident of the National Federation of Teleohone Workers who last night requested gov ernment Intervention that the conciliation service "will render (Continued on page 8) Fir, Hemlock Price Ceilings Increased WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. UP) OPA today announced an aver age increase of approximately $1.10 a thousand board feet in mill price ceilings for Douglas fir, western hemlock and true ilr lumber, effective March 6. The agency ordered a read justment of prices which it said will increase ceilings on some of these Items and reduce them on others. The readjustment, OPA added, will give mills a profit three per cent greater than at present, and an approximate average realiza tion of $40 per 1.000 board feat on Douglas fir. OPA said the new price regula tion ia designed nrlmarily to stim ulate production of lumber need ed for home construction. It added that the measure will not Increase costs to builders and home owners, since "the margins of retail distributors are ample to absorb the Increase to an extent which will hold the average level of price to thut existing before the Increase." Crash Damages Auto Just Out of Repair Shop Pete Motschenharher'i son, El liott, home from college recently, had a little difficulty with the family car on slippery pavement, necessitating two new front fen ders, radiator grill and head lamps. Fresh out of the repair shop yesterday, and shining with new paint, the car met a taxlcab at an Intersection. The damage? Yes, that's right, two front fen ders, radiator grill and head laTTios. evity pact Rant By L. F. Relienstcln According to current newt, a Russian military attach ob tained secret data In Canada and relayed it to Moscow. That's one the vaunted Moun fiet failed to get their man.